Editorials

EDITORIAL – Conservatives should breathe sigh of relief with O’Leary gone

May 2, 2017 // 2 Comments

An ArmchairMayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ONE MIGHT have thought Kevin O’Leary’s political demise — at least for now — would have been a bigger deal. But his [Continue]

EDITORIAL – There’s a reason most people oppose tearing down KDN

May 1, 2017 // 4 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NOT TO BELABOR the KDN building issue — well, okay, let’s belabor it a bit — tearing down the building for a few [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Acting Mayor Arjun Singh proves he has the chops for the job

April 28, 2017 // 4 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S SOMETHING different about Arjun Singh these days. What’s different, of course, is that he’s the deputy [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Leaders’ debate was like another day in Question Period

April 26, 2017 // 3 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT SEEMED like a good idea — disallowing three-way debates and threatening to cut off leaders’ microphones if they tried [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Green Team puts in strong performance at media-hosted forum

April 26, 2017 // 0 Comments

An ArmchairMayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE BEST THING about election forums is that voters get to see and hear how well candidates think on their feet. At last [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Another heritage building – yes, heritage building – bites the dust

April 26, 2017 // 7 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SOMEBODY’S got to say it — City council signed the death warrant Tuesday for yet another heritage building. Yes, the [Continue]